MyHeritage adds 1891,1900 and 1910 Norway Census

I wanted to let you know the addition of three census record collections from Norway! The records will be available at www.myheritage.com/norway-census.
The censuses, from 1891, 1900, and 1910
contain 6.8 million records and provide a treasure trove of information
for anyone with Norwegian heritage.Users with family trees on
MyHeritage will benefit from Record Matching technology that
automatically reveals new information about their ancestors who appear
in these records.

MyHeritage has worked on digitizing these collections in partnership with the National Archives of Norway (Arkivverket).
With the release of these new collections, MyHeritage now
offers approximately 34 million historical records from Norway,
including census, baptism, marriage, and burial records. As the
Scandinavian market leader for family history research and DNA testing,
MyHeritage also offers 136 million records from neighboring Sweden and
105 million records from Denmark. MyHeritage is the only major genealogy
company to provide its services and full customer support in all three
Scandinavian languages, as well as in Finnish, and offers the greatest
potential for new family history discoveries for anyone with
Scandinavian origins. It also has the largest user base in Scandinavia
and the largest collection of Scandinavian family trees.

The
three new collections are now available on SuperSearch™, MyHeritage’s
search engine for its 9.6 billion historical records. Searching the
Norway census collections is free. A subscription is required to view
the full records and to access Record Matches.
Please see the detailed blog-post hereand press release bellow. We would be grateful if you could share this information and the image above.
Many thanks,
Daniel Horowitz
Genealogy Expert
daniel@myheritage.com | www.myheritage.com
MyHeritage Ltd., 3 Ariel Sharon St., Or Yehuda 60250, Israel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MyHeritage Releases Three Census Record Collections from Norway

6.8 million new records from
nationwide censuses conducted in Norway more than a century ago provide a
treasure trove of information for anyone with Norwegian heritage

Tel Aviv, Israel &
Lehi, Utah — MyHeritage, the leading global service for family history
and DNA testing, announced today the publication of three census
collections from Norway, from 1891, 1900, and 1910. MyHeritage has
worked on digitizing these collections in partnership with the National
Archives of Norway (Arkivverket).

The collections provide
robust coverage for Norway’s entire population during a span of two
decades and include valuable family history information. While some
former Norway censuses were conducted only in select trading centers,
these records are more comprehensive. The 6.8 million new records
document names, households, dates of birth, marital status,
relationships, and residential conditions, making them vital for anyone
wishing to explore their Norwegian origins. Their publication marks the
first time that Norwegian record collections of such high quality and
granularity are available online.

The 1891 and 1900
collections include digital images of the original census documents,
while the 1910 collection is an index consisting of transcribed records
provided by the National Archives of Norway. The 1900 census was
conducted by means that were, at the time, innovative: punch cards,
which were then sorted and counted using electric tabulating machines.
Of the 2.3 million records in the 1900 collection, 1.9 million records
now have digital images of the original documents associated with the
census index. Images of the remaining records will likewise be connected
to the index in the near future.

Norwegian privacy laws
restrict public access to census data for 100 years. Consequently, the
1910 census is the most recent one available to the public. This
collection stands out as the first census conducted following the
dissolution of Norway’s union with Sweden in 1905. It is also the first
Norway census to record full birth dates, rather than only birth years.

Users with family trees
on MyHeritage will benefit from Record Matching technology that
automatically reveals new information about their ancestors who appear
in these records.

With the release of
these new collections, MyHeritage now offers approximately 34 million
historical records from Norway, including census, baptism, marriage, and
burial records. As the Scandinavian market leader for family history
research and DNA testing, MyHeritage also offers 136 million records
from neighboring Sweden and 105 million records from Denmark. MyHeritage
is the only major genealogy company to provide its services and full
customer support in all three Scandinavian languages, as well as in
Finnish, and offers the greatest potential for new family history
discoveries for anyone with Scandinavian origins. It also has the
largest user base in Scandinavia and the largest collection of
Scandinavian family trees.

“The addition of these
censuses from Norway is a testament to MyHeritage’s commitment to
digitize and index historical records from all over the world and to
make them easily accessible,” said Russ Wilding, Chief Content Officer
at MyHeritage. “These records offer a bounty of new information, and
they reflect important historical events that made a tremendous impact
on life in Norway during these years. They are significant for anyone
researching their Norwegian heritage.”

The three new collections are now available on SuperSearch™,
MyHeritage’s search engine for its 9.6 billion historical records.
Searching the Norway census collections is free. A subscription is
required to view the full records and to access Record Matches.